Published 1923
by Government Printing Office in Castries .
Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Kenneth W. Earle. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | 4p. ; |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL18700528M |
The Leeward Islands (/ ˈ l iː w ər d /) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic ng with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain Location: Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1, miles (2, kilometers) from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure ly the group was known to Europeans and Americans as the Sandwich Islands, a name that James Highest point: Mauna Kea, 13, ft (4, m). The Windward Islands are the south-eastern islands of the Caribbean and simply called windward because they're exposed to the wind of the northeast trade winds. They include the islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada. Dominica is the dividing line between the Windward and Leeward islands. "Windward" and "leeward" refer to the prevailing winds on opposite sides of an island. A view from the leeward side: Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii. In sailing terminology, windward means "upwind," or the direction from which the wind is blowing. A windward vessel refers to one that is upwind of another vessel; a leeward vessel is downwind. In naval.
Leeward Islands, French Îles Sous-le-Vent, Spanish Islas de Sotavento, an arc of West Indian islands that constitute the most westerly and northerly of the Lesser Antilles, at the northeastern end of the Caribbean Sea, between latitudes 16° and 19° N and longitudes 61° and 65° history of British, French, Spanish, and Dutch colonialism in the region has left its stamp on the islands. The British Leeward Islands now refers to the Leeward Islands as an English and later British colony from to , except for the years from to The Leeward Islands was established as an English colony in In , the islands were divided in two regions: Antigua, Barbuda, and Montserrat in one colony, and Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands in the l: St. John's, Antigua. Get this from a library! The geology of St. Vincent and the neighbouring Grenadines. [Kenneth Wilson Earle; Windward and Leeward Islands. Geological Survey.]. The Windward Islands comprise Barbados, Grenada, the Grenadines, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago and Trinidad, which are among the larger of the Lesser Antilles islands.
Windward Islands, a line of West Indian islands constituting the southern arc of the Lesser Antilles. They lie at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea, between latitudes 12° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W and include, from north to south, the English-speaking island of Dominica; the French. The Windward Islands, also known as the Islands of Barlovento, are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West lie south of the Leeward Islands, approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° name was also used to refer to a British colony in these islands, existing between and and consisting of the Coordinates: 14°N 61°W / 14°N . Windward and Leeward Islands: Post-Storm Caribbean Redirect: Far from being light-hearted bikini babes drinking painkillers on the beach, Irma and Maria have shown just how fragile and harsh life in paradise can cruisers heading south, these storms have raised heavy questions—not about rebuilding their homes, communities, and economies as islanders are facing—but about how to . LEEWARD ISLANDS WINDWARD ISLANDS BARBADOS. Title: Author: Created Date: 9/25/ PM.
